30, 2016)

Brief reviews of recent comics released from November 16 to 30, including Wonder Woman #11, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #13, and Monstress #8.

The Captain Black America Needs

Leveraging Marvel’s underwhelming Civil War II to think about Black lives in the Marvel Universe.

Reviews in Brief (1/13 to 1/20 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released the weeks of 1/13 and 1/20 – including Ms. Marvel #3, the Mighty Thor #3 and Sam Wilson: Captain America #5

Reviews in Brief (11/4 to 11/18 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comics that came out from 11/4 to 11/18, 2015 (plus a few outliers), including: Spider-Woman #1, Mighty Thor #1 and Monstress #1.

The Captain White America Needs

Because you can’t trust even the best-intentioned white Captain America to know what’s up.

Should We Marvel at a Black Captain America?

Sam Wilson’s characterization as the rugged individual and then his ascension to the role of Captain America are political messages that must be addressed beyond the tendency of media to oversimplify the political ramifications of things, or streamline complex histories